Life Coaching Tip: There is nothing you must do to feel the way you’d like to feel other than to allow yourself to feel it. Don’t tell yourself that you need your circumstances to be different to be happy. Instead, focus on how you can feel happy NOW. If you don’t recognize what you have and allow …
My Deer Friends: Never Let Fear Decide Your Future
Life Coaching Tip: If you’ve ever felt paralyzed with fear and indecision after someone has warned you all about what could go wrong, remember this! Your fear is just an emotion that was triggered by a story—a made-up tale from someone else’s brain! Feeling afraid to move forward is NOT an …
Self-Care: One Decision at a Time
Life Coaching Tip: Self-care practices, such as eating healthy and getting plenty of rest, typically aren’t as exciting as treats, and usually require effort which our brains are hardwired to avoid. Self-care requires discipline, and your mind will sometimes try to keep you from the activities that …
Facing Fear: I Forgot for a Moment, I Can Swim!
Life Coaching Tip: As a means of protection, your primal brain will create dramatic stories and bring up all kinds of fear and panic for you whenever you tread outside your comfort zone. These well-crafted, scary stories can hold you back—as they are designed to do. I encourage you to keep moving …
Sometimes, You Have to Call Out Your B.S: Uncovering Limiting Beliefs
Life Coaching Tip: Are your limiting beliefs holding you back? It can be difficult to flush them out on your own because your brain may be tricking you into believing they are facts. If you're feeling stuck, I can help! I am a life coach who helps women move beyond their self-imposed limitations to …
Life is Easy: Create Stories That Work for You
Life Coaching Tip: If you expect life to be a struggle, then it will be because your thoughts create your results. Try this mantra instead, "Life is easy" and repeat it throughout your day. It sounds simple, I know, but it can be a game-changer! Your brain wants to prove your stories right, and so …
Dive In: Shift Your Focus to Your Vision
Life Coaching Tip: Your primal brain is hard-wired to avoid anything uncomfortable, even when you know it will be temporary. This is one of the reasons why you may procrastinate when making a change that you KNOW will make your life better. If this is you, I encourage you to shift your focus to the …
Faith: Developing a Knowing Mindset
Life Coaching Tip: Believing without seeing can be difficult, especially before the signs of success emerge. But “knowing” is required before your dreams can unfold, despite most of us wishing that it were the other way around. But rest assured, as soon as you let go of your worry and resistance, …
A Larger Perspective: Release Your Fears and Move Forward
Life Coaching Tip: When you look at things from a larger perspective, it is easier to release your fears and go after your goals and aspirations with gusto! As you move forward today, try relaxing into an attitude of "there is nothing serious going on here". Think about the “big picture”, take a …
Like a Hungry Heron: Don’t Take Your Eyes Off Your Goals!
Life Coaching Tip: Consider the example of a hungry Great Blue Heron when focusing on your goals. Visualize its steadfast concentration and assertive energy as it unapologetically goes for what it desires. The Great Blue Heron in this story sometimes snatches fish right off its fisher pal's line—so …